Nobel Peace Laureates Jody Williams (L) of the USA and Shirin Ebadi (C) of Iran engage in a group discussion at PeaceJam at the University of Denver in Denver September 16, 2006. The worldwide youth conference hosts ten Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, the largest gathering outside of Oslo, Norway. (UPI Photo/Gary C. Caskey)
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Iran confirms jail for female activist
An Iranian appeals court has upheld a 28-month jail sentence handed down to a young female activist for taking part in a women's rights protest last year, her lawyer said Monday.
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Women leaders insist on action to protect mothers, children
Women leaders, including Jordan's Queen Rania and former US secretary of state Madeleine Albright, pledged on Sunday to mobilize for their sisters and children across the world.
Iranian, US women call for peaceful settlement over Iran
Iranian and US women's organizations, led by two Nobel peace laureates, called on Thursday for a negotiated solution to the Iranian nuclear crisis and said that military attacks should be ruled out.
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Unrelenting Iranian dissident does full jail term, freed
Iran's most prominent political prisoner, dissident Akbar Ganji, was released late on Friday night after six years in prison.
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